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What was a major landmark Supreme Court decision that angered abolitionists because it allowed slavery to exist in northern territories ?. Dred Scott v. Sanford. When was Abraham Lincoln elected ?. 1860. In 1862, what act offered 160 acres free to anyone who worked the land for five years ?.
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What wasa major landmark Supreme Court decision that angered abolitionists because it allowed slavery to exist in northern territories ? • Dred Scott v. Sanford
In 1862, what act offered 160 acres free to anyone who worked the land for five years ? • Homestead Act
What were the years of the Civil War ? • 1861-1865
Who was the most famous Confederate general of the Civil War ? • Robert E. Lee
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America ? • Jefferson Davis
Who was the General of the Union Army ? • Ulysses S. Grant
What is the phrase that describes the time period spanning the presidencies from A. Johnson to McKinley during which wealthy businessmen were more powerful than Presidents? • Era of Weak Presidents
During the Era of Weak Presidents there was a “rise” in what three things? • Rise of Industry • Rise of Labor • Rise of Reform (Populism and Progressivism)
Name three things that contributed to the Rise of Industry. • Monopolies • Need for new markets • Imperialism and foreign intervention
Name four things that are true about the Rise of Labor. • Poor working conditions • Unequal distribution of wealth • Unions and Strikes • Government supported business over labor
Rise of ReformWhat was the Movement to help poor farmerscalled ? • Populism
Rise of ReformWhat three types of reform did Progressivismadvocate ? • Economic reforms • Government reforms • Social reforms
What did the 14th Amendment do ? • guarantees citizenship to former slaves
What did the 15th Amendment do ? • guaranteedAfrican-American men the right to vote.
What organization was formed after the Civil War proclaiming white superiority and intimidating African American’s newly found freedom ? • KKK
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES 1877-1881As a result of what political arrangement was Reconstruction ended causing African Americans to lose protection by federal troops? • Compromise of 1877
What was considered a time that uneasily reunited the North and South ? • Reconstruction
What was the name of the legislation that had as its goal to "Americanize" Native Americans living on U. S. reservations by granting individual acreages of land and compulsory schools ? • Dawes Act
Robber Barons or Captains of Industry ? Name the industry associated with the below industrialist. 1. Andrew Carnegie • STEEL 2. J.P. Morgan • BANKING 3.J.D. Rockefeller • OIL
What was Andrew Carnegie’s idea that promoted the idea that the wealthy should share their fortune for the benefit of the whole community called ? “Gospel of Wealth”
Who was the Only President elected to two nonconsecutive terms ? (1884 and 1892) • Grover Cleveland
Who was the Populist Presidential candidate who gave his famous “Cross of Gold” speech ? • William Jennings Bryan
What was a main reason given for U.S involvement in the Spanish-American War that involved the death of 260 people ? • the sinking of U.S. battleship the USS Maine in Cuba
During the Spanish American War what was the name given to the practice of using to exaggerated stories to sell newspapers, and encourage the U.S.to declare war with Spain ? • Yellow journalism
Who was the progressive Era president credited for creating the National Parks and Conservation movement ? • THEODORE ROOSEVELT 1901-1909
What did the 17th Amendment provide for that was a progressive reform that gave people more direct involvement in government ? • Direct election of US Senators
Who was the labor leader of this erawho made several unsuccessful attempts to become President on a Socialist platform ? • Eugene Debs
Betewen1919-1921 Immigration increased almost 600%resulting in nativist pressures that caused what ? • passage of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921
What did the the Emergency Quota Act of 1921do ? • Set up a quota system establishing a maximum number of people who could enter the US from each foreign country
World War I: 1914-1920Where was the Peace Conference that ended World War I but established the seeds of future resentment held (which the treaty was named for) ? • Versailles
What was the name of the organization whose purpose was to provide a place for nations to settle disputes that was supported by US President Wilson but rejected by the United States Senate ? • The League of Nations
The reason the US Senate and many Americans opposed the League of Nations was because of what foreign policy idea that dominated their thinking after World War I ? • Isolationism